diff --git a/zenoh/src/api/publisher.rs b/zenoh/src/api/publisher.rs
index 1212bc83f4..b42635750b 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/api/publisher.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/api/publisher.rs
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 //   ZettaScale Zenoh Team, <zenoh@zettascale.tech>
 //
 
+#[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
+use std::mem::size_of;
 use std::{
     convert::TryFrom,
     fmt,
     future::{IntoFuture, Ready},
-    mem::size_of,
     pin::Pin,
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
diff --git a/zenoh/src/api/session.rs b/zenoh/src/api/session.rs
index e0eac2951d..38548dd344 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/api/session.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/api/session.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use std::{
     time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
 };
 
-use tracing::{error, trace, warn};
+use tracing::{error, info, trace, warn};
 use uhlc::{Timestamp, HLC};
 use zenoh_buffers::ZBuf;
 use zenoh_collections::SingleOrVec;
@@ -410,8 +410,23 @@ impl fmt::Debug for SessionInner {
     }
 }
 
-/// A zenoh session.
+/// The entrypoint of the zenoh API.
 ///
+/// Zenoh session is instantiated using [`zenoh::open`](crate::open) and it can be used to declare various
+/// entities like publishers, subscribers, or querybables, as well as issuing queries.
+///
+/// Session is an `Arc`-like type, it can be cloned, and it is closed when the last instance
+/// is dropped (see [`Session::close`]).
+///
+/// # Examples
+/// ```
+/// # #[tokio::main]
+/// # async fn main() {
+/// use zenoh::prelude::*;
+///
+/// let session = zenoh::open(zenoh::config::peer()).await.unwrap();
+/// session.put("key/expression", "value").await.unwrap();
+/// # }
 pub struct Session(pub(crate) Arc<SessionInner>);
 
 impl Session {
@@ -544,23 +559,62 @@ impl Session {
 
     /// Close the zenoh [`Session`](Session).
     ///
-    /// Sessions are automatically closed when dropped, but you may want to use this function to handle errors or
-    /// close the Session asynchronously.
+    /// Every subscriber and queryable declared will stop receiving data, and further attempt to
+    /// publish or query with the session or publishers will result in an error. Undeclaring an
+    /// entity after session closing is a no-op. Session state can be checked with
+    /// [`Session::is_closed`].
+    ///
+    /// Session are automatically closed when all its instances are dropped, same as `Arc`.
+    /// You may still want to use this function to handle errors or close the session
+    /// asynchronously.
+    /// <br>
+    /// Closing the session can also save bandwidth, as it avoids propagating the undeclaration
+    /// of the remaining entities.
+    ///
     ///
     /// # Examples
-    /// ```
+    /// ```no_run
     /// # #[tokio::main]
     /// # async fn main() {
     /// use zenoh::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// let session = zenoh::open(zenoh::config::peer()).await.unwrap();
+    /// let subscriber = session
+    ///     .declare_subscriber("key/expression")
+    ///     .await
+    ///     .unwrap();
+    /// let subscriber_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+    ///     while let Ok(sample) = subscriber.recv_async().await {
+    ///         println!("Received: {} {:?}", sample.key_expr(), sample.payload());
+    ///     }
+    /// });
     /// session.close().await.unwrap();
+    /// // subscriber task will end as `subscriber.recv_async()` will return `Err`
+    /// // subscriber undeclaration has not been sent on the wire
+    /// subscriber_task.await.unwrap();
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub fn close(&self) -> impl Resolve<ZResult<()>> + '_ {
         self.0.close()
     }
 
+    /// Check if the session has been closed.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    /// ```
+    /// # #[tokio::main]
+    /// # async fn main() {
+    /// use zenoh::prelude::*;
+    ///
+    /// let session = zenoh::open(zenoh::config::peer()).await.unwrap();
+    /// assert!(!session.is_closed());
+    /// session.close().await.unwrap();
+    /// assert!(session.is_closed());
+    /// # }
+    pub fn is_closed(&self) -> bool {
+        zread!(self.0.state).primitives.is_none()
+    }
+
     pub fn undeclare<'a, T>(&'a self, decl: T) -> impl Resolve<ZResult<()>> + 'a
     where
         T: Undeclarable<&'a Session> + 'a,
@@ -1017,7 +1071,9 @@ impl SessionInner {
             let Some(primitives) = zwrite!(self.state).primitives.take() else {
                 return Ok(());
             };
-            trace!("close()");
+            if self.owns_runtime {
+                info!(zid = %self.runtime.zid(), "close session");
+            }
             self.task_controller.terminate_all(Duration::from_secs(10));
             if self.owns_runtime {
                 self.runtime.close().await?;